Means for securing the selvage-lines of seines.



A. YANGEY EGUBING THE SELVAGE LINES 0 NES 190a. Patented Apr. 20, 1909.

MEANS son s APPLICATION FILED HARJ'L 1906. RENEWED A oooo 0% 0*"020200202002 UNITED STATES AnTHUri YANOEY, or BILOXI, Mississirri.

MEANS For. snounme THE Specification of Letters Patent.

SELVAGE-LINES OF SEINES.

Patented April 20, 1909.

Application filed March 27, 1906, Serial No. 308,371. Renewed August 5, 1908. Serial No. 447,138.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR YANOEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Biloxi, in the county of Harrison and State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for Securing the Selvage-Lines of Seines and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in seines, and especially applies to the method and means of securing the seine to its supporting lines or cables, and more particuarly the lead lines thereof. a

The general method heretofore employed for securing the seine to the lead line has been to thread the lead line between the meshes and the selvage line of the seine or to tie the seine to the lead line by short connections, but it is obvious that in the employment of either of these methods sections of the seine will be frequently parted from the lead line, owing to the wear and tear on the unprotected connections between it and the seine. This is especially true where the lead lines are guided over rollers in hauling the seine.

The principal object of this invention is to overcome this defect, in addition to employing a simple and effective means of securing the seine to its lines.

To more fully understand the invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, illustrating an application of same, in which like characters designate the same parts in the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of a seine and its lead line, showing the bights in the selvage line before and after they have been secured to the lead line. Fig, 2 is a longitudinal section through a portion of the cable, showing one method of securing ends of the bights of the selvage line in a protected position within the cable, and Fig. 3 illustrates a form of needle which may be employed for threading the bights into the cable,

1 represents the netting, 2 the selvage line thereof, and 3 the lead line of the seine. The selvage line is preferably connected to the netting, as illustrated in Fig. 1, wherein the line is tied to the netting as at 4 (for instance at every third mesh), bights 5 being formed along the selvage line. By tying the selvage line to the netting, as above, the bights therein are maintained in uniform length. As shown in Fig. 2, each bight of the selvage line is threaded into the lead line or other-cable in any suitable way, as by the needle 6, Fig. 3, the ends 5 of the bight terminating Within the cable or lead line and secured in any suitable Way. One manner of doing this is illustrated in Fig. 2 wherein the staple 7 provided with impinging oints is interposed between the cable and t e bight by being passed through the latter. Any other suitable connection, however, or form of eyelet may be employed instead of the specific form illustrated, and the swelling of the rope or lead line will assist in making this connection the more secure.

The apertures may be formed in the lead line in any suitable way, and it is obvious that the needle 6 may be utilized as a punch function as a threading medium. Also the staple 7 may be formed with the shoulder 7?, whereby the staple will have to be slightly sprung to receive the bight and will close thereover, forming an additional protection for the end of the bight, besides insuring the retention of the staple in position as the bight is being withdrawn through the aperture to secure the staple in position.

It will be therefore understood that while the drawings and foregoing description illustrate my improved seine and the manner of securing the netting to the lines, I do not Emit myself to the. specific details disclosed,

What I claim is 1. In a seine the combination with the body portion, of a cable adjacent thereto, and connecting means extending between said body portion and the interior of said cable.

2. In a seine, the combination with the body portion or web, of a longitudinal cable adjacent said body portion, and flexible connections between said web and cable, the ends of said connections terminating within said cable in a protected position.

3. In a seine, the combination with the body portion or web, of a lead line adjacent said web, flexible extensions carried by said web, and means for securing the ends of said extensions within said lead lines.

4. In a seine, the combination with the body portion or web, of a lead line therefor,

for forming these holes, inaddition to its looped extensions carried by said web and passing into said lead lines, and means for securing some therein, comprising a member interposed between the loop and the lead line.

5. In a seine, the combination With the body portion or web, 01' a selvage line therefor provided with a plurality of bights therealong, a lead line, and means for securing the ends of said bights Within the lead lines in a protected position. 9 In 'estiinony whereof, I afiix my signature in. the presence of two Witnesses.

ARTHUR YANCEY.

Vfitnesses CEOIL E. RAY, B. A. BOND. 

